Cacumen's 'Bad Widow' has to boast one of the most metal covers of all time! With that red stiletto crushing that hand one could almost begin to think that the cover may hide a truly fiery metal album; but as it goes Cacumen are not the heaviest chunk of metal you'll hear in your life - this is very much melodic mid-paced drudgery that starts to wear thin after a few tracks but the title track alone should put enough metal in your kettle whilst the likes of 'Aint Got No women' sort of speed by in NWoBHM fashion reminding one of the Scorpions vocally; but it's a rather derivative affair that sort of grates and whines its way through ten tunes before grinding to a halt with 'Rescue Me' which features a tasty lead. For me this is an album where the guitar bites harder than the voice but it's still a little above average slab of biker rock.
6.5/10
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